Piccadilly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Piccadil \Pic"ca*dil\, Piccadilly \Pic`ca*dil"ly\, n. [OF.
     piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together
     about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp.
     picado, p. p. of picar to prick. See {Pike}.]
     A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about
     the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.


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